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Investigation of English Language Learners’ Attitudes Toward Global Englishes and Global Englishes Language Teaching in Relation to Their Academic Interests and Experiences With English as a Global Lingua Franca

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates Japanese university students’ attitudes toward Global Englishes (GE) and Global Englishes Language Teaching (GELT), focusing on how these attitudes are shaped by students’ academic interests and experiences using English as a lingua franca (ELF), both abroad and in domestic EFL contexts.
Natsuno Funada, Heath Rose
wiley   +1 more source

English Medium Instruction and Idiomaticity in English as a Lingua Franca [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, 2017
This paper critically considers the implications of the growth of English-medium instruction (EMI) globally for idiomaticity in English as a Lingua Franca (ELF).
Jessica G. Briggs, Sarah Ashley Smith
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Interpreting successful lingua-franca interaction. An analysis of non-native-/non-native small talk conversation in English

Linguistik Online, 2000
In the last few decades, English has become the most widely spread global lingua franca. Being used as a means of communication by non-native speakers of different linguistic and cultural background, norms for the use of lingua franca English cannot be ...
Christiane Meierkord
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Lexical coverage in ELF [PDF]

, 2018
The aim of this study was to determine how much vocabulary is needed to understand English in contexts where it is spoken internationally as a lingua franca (ELF).
Stevenage, Christine
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Erasmus students using English as a "lingua franca": does study abroad in a non-English-speaking country improve L2 English? [PDF]

, 2016
There is a lack of research on the impact of study abroad (SA) on the development of L2 English when students study in non-anglophone countries. The aim of the present study is to fill this gap by examining 39 Catalan/Spanish students who, as part of an ...
Arnó Macià, Elisabet, Llanes, Angels, Mancho Bares, Guzman   +2 more
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Global Englishes Language Teaching Curriculum Innovation: Students’ Learning Experiences and Long‐Term Academic and Career Trajectories

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Given the global spread of English and the recent challenges to English major education, it is essential to explore the potential benefits of implementing Global Englishes in a discipline‐specific context. This qualitative study explored the learning experiences of eight female English major graduates who previously attended Global Englishes ...
Xiaowen (Serina) Xie, Jie Zheng, Fan Fang, Yifang Xu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Teaching English in ASEAN: The voices of English teachers in ASEAN nations

Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2016
The effective teaching of the English language is regarded as an essential element in the creation of a culturally vibrant, economically sound and socially stable ASEAN community.
Peter Waterworth
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Tradespeak : an interdisciplinary study of business communication in international trade deals : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Business Studies at Massey University [PDF]

, 1997
In the course of history, English has become the dominant lingua franca of intercultural interaction. About 600 million people world wide are either English native speakers or have at least some speaking ability in the English language.¹ Naoki Kameda ...
Stoeckl, Birgit Daniela
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L2‐Mediated Personal Competence as a Dimension of Identity Development Among International Students in Kazakhstan: A Mixed Methods Study

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Kazakhstan has emerged as a non‐traditional destination for international students through the expansion of English‐medium instruction and government‐funded scholarship schemes. This convergent mixed‐methods study examines how degree‐seeking international students from non‐Commonwealth of Independent States countries adapt to academic ...
Kymbat Yessenbekova, Anas Hajar
wiley   +1 more source

Native-speaker and English as a lingua franca pronunciation norms: English majors’ views

Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2011
Within the communicative approach to English as a foreign language (EFL) teaching, the aims of instruction are primarily to enable learners to communicate; hence, functional and communicative intelligibility has become the goal of pronunciation training.
Aleksandra Wach
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